Where does “apin” come from?

apin (Dutch) comes from Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apin (Dutch): a female monkey, primate or ape

Definitions

  1. a female monkey, primate or ape

Ancestry of “apin”, step by step

apin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchaapA monkey, ape, simian; any member of the...
2Middle Dutchāpe—
3Old Saxonapoape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →
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